diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
index 4c9b08df96..6c190759f7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/cli.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ def main(args=sys.argv):
                         OptionRecommendation.HIGH) \
                                         for n in parser.options_iter()
                                         if n.dest]
+    print recommendations
     plumber.merge_ui_recommendations(recommendations)
 
     plumber.run()
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1d41b4ec29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/gui_conversion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+__license__ = 'GPL 3'
+__copyright__ = '2009, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
+__docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
+
+import logging
+
+from calibre.ebooks.conversion.plumber import Plumber
+from calibre.utils.logging import Log
+
+def gui_convert(input, output, recommendations, notification):
+    plumber = Plumber(input, output, Log(), notification)
+    plumber.merge_ui_recommendations(recommendations)
+    
+    plumber.run()
+
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
index 27e1fb3bf4..5c6832f58a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ class Config(ResizableDialog, Ui_Dialog):
         ps = widget_factory(PageSetupWidget)
 
         output_widget = None
-        name = self.plumber.output_plugin.name.lower().replace(' ', '_')
+        name = 'calibre.gui2.convert.%s' % self.plumber.output_plugin.name.lower().replace(' ', '_')
         try:
-            output_widget = __import__(name)
+            __import__(name)
+            output_widget = sys.modules[name]
             pw = output_widget.PluginWidget
             pw.ICON = ':/images/back.svg'
             pw.HELP = _('Options specific to the output format.')
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
index aa77eb6718..3541d8105f 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/device.py
@@ -678,16 +678,20 @@ class DeviceGUI(object):
                         bad.append(self.library_view.model().title(row))
                         
         if auto != []:
-            autos = [self.library_view.model().title(row) for row in auto]
-            autos = '\n'.join('<li>%s</li>'%(i,) for i in autos)
-            d = info_dialog(self, _('No suitable formats'),
-                    _('Auto converting the following books before uploading to the device:<br><ul>%s</ul>')%(autos,))
+            format = None
             for fmt in self.device_manager.device_class.settings().format_map:
                 if fmt in list(set(self.device_manager.device_class.settings().format_map).intersection(set(available_output_formats()))):
                     format = fmt
                     break
-            d.exec_()
-            self.auto_convert(_auto_ids, on_card, format)
+            if format is None:
+                bad += auto
+            else:
+                autos = [self.library_view.model().title(row) for row in auto]
+                autos = '\n'.join('<li>%s</li>'%(i,) for i in autos)
+                d = info_dialog(self, _('No suitable formats'),
+                        _('Auto converting the following books before uploading to the device:<br><ul>%s</ul>')%(autos,))
+                d.exec_()
+                self.auto_convert(_auto_ids, on_card, format)
 
         if bad:
             bad = '\n'.join('<li>%s</li>'%(i,) for i in bad)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
index 8393414518..1d0281ead7 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/main.py
@@ -973,12 +973,13 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceGUI):
     def auto_convert(self, row_ids, on_card, format):
         previous = self.library_view.currentIndex()
 
-        jobs, changed = convert_single_ebook(self, self.library_view.model().db, row_ids, True)
+        jobs, changed, bad = convert_single_ebook(self, self.library_view.model().db, row_ids, True, format)
         if jobs == []: return
         for func, args, desc, fmt, id, temp_files in jobs:
-            job = self.job_manager.run_job(Dispatcher(self.book_auto_converted),
+            if id not in bad:
+                job = self.job_manager.run_job(Dispatcher(self.book_auto_converted),
                                         func, args=args, description=desc)
-            self.conversion_jobs[job] = (temp_files, fmt, id, on_card)
+                self.conversion_jobs[job] = (temp_files, fmt, id, on_card)
 
         if changed:
             self.library_view.model().refresh_rows(rows)
@@ -1021,12 +1022,13 @@ class Main(MainWindow, Ui_MainWindow, DeviceGUI):
         previous = self.library_view.currentIndex()
         rows = [x.row() for x in \
                 self.library_view.selectionModel().selectedRows()]
-        jobs, changed = convert_single_ebook(self,
+        jobs, changed, bad = convert_single_ebook(self,
                 self.library_view.model().db, row_ids)
         for func, args, desc, fmt, id, temp_files in jobs:
-            job = self.job_manager.run_job(Dispatcher(self.book_converted),
+            if id not in bad:
+                job = self.job_manager.run_job(Dispatcher(self.book_converted),
                                             func, args=args, description=desc)
-            self.conversion_jobs[job] = (temp_files, fmt, id)
+                self.conversion_jobs[job] = (temp_files, fmt, id)
 
         if changed:
             self.library_view.model().refresh_rows(rows)
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
index d035a56d34..230ab9d5f6 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 '''
 Logic for setting up conversion jobs
 '''
-import os
+
+import cPickle, os
+
 from PyQt4.Qt import QDialog
 
 from calibre.ptempfile import PersistentTemporaryFile
@@ -14,30 +16,30 @@ from calibre.gui2.convert import load_specifics
 from calibre.gui2.convert.single import NoSupportedInputFormats
 from calibre.gui2.convert.single import Config as SingleConfig
 
-def convert_single_ebook(parent, db, row_ids, auto_conversion=False):
+def convert_single_ebook(parent, db, book_ids, auto_conversion=False, out_format=None):
     changed = False
     jobs = []
     bad = []
     
-    total = len(row_ids)
+    total = len(book_ids)
     if total == 0:
         return None, None, None
     parent.status_bar.showMessage(_('Starting conversion of %d books') % total, 2000)
 
-    for i, row_id in enumerate(row_ids):
+    for i, book_id in enumerate(book_ids):
         temp_files = []
 
         try:
-            d = SingleConfig(parent, db, row_id)
+            d = SingleConfig(parent, db, book_id, None, out_format)
             
             if auto_conversion:
                 result = QDialog.Accepted
             else:
-                retult = d.exec_()
+                result = d.exec_()
             
             if result == QDialog.Accepted:
-                mi = db.get_metadata(row_id, True)
-                in_file = db.format_abspath(row_id, d.input_format, True)
+                mi = db.get_metadata(book_id, True)
+                in_file = db.format_abspath(book_id, d.input_format, True)
                 
                 out_file = PersistentTemporaryFile('.' + d.output_format)
                 out_file.write(d.output_format)
@@ -45,18 +47,14 @@ def convert_single_ebook(parent, db, row_ids, auto_conversion=False):
             
                 desc = _('Convert book %d of %d (%s)') % (i + 1, total, repr(mi.title))
                 
-                opts = load_specifics(db, row_id)
-                opts_string = ''
-                for opt in opts.keys():
-                    opts_string += ' --%s %s ' % (opt, opts[opt])    
-                
-                args = [['', in_file, out_file.name, opts_string]]
+                recs = cPickle.loads(d.recommendations)
+                args = [in_file, out_file.name, recs]
                 temp_files = [out_file]
-                jobs.append(('ebook-convert', args, desc, d.output_format.upper(), row_id, temp_files))
+                jobs.append(('gui_convert', args, desc, d.output_format.upper(), book_id, temp_files))
 
                 changed = True
         except NoSupportedInputFormats:
-            bad.append(row_id)
+            bad.append(book_id)
 
     if bad != []:
         res = []
@@ -67,8 +65,7 @@ def convert_single_ebook(parent, db, row_ids, auto_conversion=False):
         msg = _('<p>Could not convert %d of %d books, because no suitable source format was found.<ul>%s</ul>')%(len(res), total, '\n'.join(res))
         warning_dialog(parent, _('Could not convert some books'), msg).exec_()
 
-    return jobs, changed
-
+    return jobs, changed, bad
 
 def convert_bulk_ebooks(*args):
     pass
diff --git a/src/calibre/parallel.py b/src/calibre/parallel.py
index cb14c4ed20..a238b29754 100644
--- a/src/calibre/parallel.py
+++ b/src/calibre/parallel.py
@@ -38,50 +38,20 @@ DEBUG = False
 
 #: A mapping from job names to functions that perform the jobs
 PARALLEL_FUNCS = {
-      'any2lrf'      :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.lrf.any.convert_from', 'main', dict(gui_mode=True), None),
-
       'lrfviewer'    :
         ('calibre.gui2.lrf_renderer.main', 'main', {}, None),
 
       'ebook-viewer'    :
         ('calibre.gui2.viewer.main', 'main', {}, None),
 
-      'feeds2lrf'    :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.lrf.feeds.convert_from', 'main', {}, 'notification'),
-
-      'render_table' :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.lrf.html.table_as_image', 'do_render', {}, None),
-
       'render_pages' :
         ('calibre.ebooks.comic.input', 'render_pages', {}, 'notification'),
 
-      'comic2lrf'    :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.lrf.comic.convert_from', 'do_convert', {}, 'notification'),
-
-      'any2epub'     :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.epub.from_any', 'any2epub', {}, None),
-
-      'feeds2epub'   :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.epub.from_feeds', 'main', {}, 'notification'),
-
-      'comic2epub'    :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.epub.from_comic', 'convert', {}, 'notification'),
-
-      'any2mobi'     :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.mobi.from_any', 'any2mobi', {}, None),
-
-      'any2pdf'     :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.pdf.from_any', 'any2pdf', {}, None),
-
-      'feeds2mobi'   :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.mobi.from_feeds', 'main', {}, 'notification'),
-
-      'comic2mobi'    :
-        ('calibre.ebooks.mobi.from_comic', 'convert', {}, 'notification'),
-
       'ebook-convert'     :
         ('calibre.ebooks.conversion.cli', 'main', {}, None),
+        
+      'gui_convert'     :
+        ('calibre.gui2.convert.gui_conversion', 'gui_convert', {}, 'notification'),
 }